Panel erection

Abstract

A post has flanges with inturned beads which form a narrow mouth, the beads being engaged by a non-circular head on a screw such that rotation of the head in one direction releases its engagement from the beads, and the panel member or frame member to be assembled to the post has a nut contained within a nut receiving cavity, the nut threadably engaging the screw so as to firmly clamp the member to the post.

I claim: 
     
       1. Means for the erection of a panel assembly wherein a panel member has a clamping hole extending inwardly from one edge thereof, a nut receiving cavity extending inwardly from a side face thereof and intersected by the clamping hole, a threaded clamping member having a non-circular head at one end, the other end of said member extending into the hole, a nut positionable in the nut receiving cavity to be threadably engaged by the clamping member when located in the clamping hole, a rotation limit sleeve also positionable in the nut receiving cavity and having a non-circular aperture extending therethrough, and also having abutment means thereon which are engageable against abutment surfaces on the panel or means fixed relative to the panel, said other end of the threaded clamping member being a co-operating non-circular end slidable in said non-circular aperture, the limit sleeve being operable to limit rotation of said threaded clamping member to less than 180°,   and a post having flanges with inturned beads forming a narrow mouth channel extending along at least one side thereof, the space between the beads and the head shape and size being such that the head can be inserted into the channel but is restrained by the beads from withdrawal therefrom upon rotation of the head within the channel, through an angle of less than 180°.   
     
     
       2. Means according to claim 1 further comprising a pair of abutment blocks positionable in said cavity or aperture, at least one of said abutment blocks having abutment surfaces thereon which are engageable by said abutment means on said rotation limit plate. 
     
     
       3. Means according to claim 1 further comprising an escutcheon plate surrounding the walls defining the cavity or aperture, said abutment surfaces being surfaces of said escutcheon plates. 
     
     
       4. Means according to claim 1 wherein said abutment means on the rotation limit sleeve comprises at least one pin. 
     
     
       5. Means according to claim 1 wherein said abutment means limit rotation of said rotation limit plate to an angle which does not exceed 90°. 
     
     
       6. Means according to claim 1 wherein said panel member is a panel, and further comprising a spigot outstanding from a panel edge and engageable within the narrow mouth channel to locate the panel with respect to the channel walls. 
     
     
       7. Means according to claim 1 further comprising adjustment pads threadably engaging bushes which are positionable in the lower ends of the posts, said threadable engagement being adjustable for adjustment of panel height. 
     
     
       8. Means according to claim 1 wherein said panel member is a panel frame.